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European Journal of Communication

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0267-3231eISSN1460-3705

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.297

H-Index

107

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.072

Total Works

2,948

Total Citations

52,304

2yr Mean Citedness

0.67

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The European Journal of Communication examines contemporary communication phenomena, including the role of social media in public discourse and media literacy, the discursive legitimation of political actions by institutions, and the journalistic narratives surrounding environmental disasters. It also investigates media ownership structures across European Union countries and their correlation with societal characteristics, as well as the evolution of digital authoritarianism and coordinated inauthentic behavior. Furthermore, the journal explores transformations in journalistic practices and professional ideology in Central and Eastern European countries, the influence of news media consumption on discriminatory preferences, and the impact of social media and influencers on harmful physical stereotypes among adolescents.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 82 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,948

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0267-3231 / 1460-3705

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

CommunicationQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Communication

Scopus Categories

Linguistics and LanguageCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Media and PoliticsMedia Influence and PoliticsGender, Feminism, and MediaCultural Industries and Urban Development